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The
social media and tech moguls have been egging each other into a
mixed martial arts cage match in Las Vegas since June.
"Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X. All proceeds will
go to charity for veterans," Musk said in a post on X early on
Sunday morning, without giving any further details.
Zuckerberg, responding on his social media app Threads, said
late Sunday: "I'm ready today. I suggested Aug. 26 when he first
challenged, but he hasn't confirmed. Not holding my breath."
He also suggested that they use a more "reliable platform" that
can raise money for charity.
Earlier on Sunday, Musk had said on X he was "lifting weights
throughout the day, preparing for the fight", adding that he did
not have time to work out so brings the weights to work.
When a user on X asked Musk the point of the fight, Musk
responded by saying "It's a civilized form of war. Men love
war".
The brouhaha began when Musk said in a June 20 post that he was
"up for a cage match" with Zuckerberg, who is trained in
jiujitsu.
A day later, Zuckerberg, 39, who has posted pictures of matches
he has won on his company's Instagram platform, asked Musk, 52,
to "send location" for the proposed throwdown, to which Musk
replied "Vegas Octagon", referring to an events centre where
mixed martial arts (MMA) championship bouts are held.
Musk then said he would start training if the cage fight took
shape.
(Reporting by Juby Babu in Bengaluru and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss
in New York; Editing by Alex Richardson and Diane Craft)
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